This pages lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. It is a revised chronology that has been based on three less known solar eclipse records in King Esarhaddon's reign, providing good absolute dates for the years between 911 BCE and 649 BCE.

Table of contents
1 Old Assyrian Period
2 Middle Assyrian Period
3 Neo-Assyrian Period

Old Assyrian Period

  • Ushpia fl. ca. 2020 BCE
  • Kikkia
  • Akiya
  • Puzur-Ashur I fl. ca.1975 BCE
  • Shallim-ahhe
  • Ilushuma
  • Erishum I 1939-1900 BCE
  • Ikunum
  • Sargon I
  • Puzur-Ashur II
  • Naram-Sin
  • Erishum II
  • Shamshi-Adad I 1813-1781 BCE
  • Ishme-Dagan 1780-1741
  • Mut-ashkur
  • Rimush
  • Asinum
  • Puzur-Sin
  • [six kings]
  • Adari fl. c. 1700 BCE
  • Belu-bani 1700-1691 BCE
  • Libaia 1690-1674 BCE
  • Sharma-Adad I 1673-1662 BCE
  • Iptar-Sin 1661-1650 BCE
  • Bazaira 1649-1622 BCE
  • Lullaia 1621-1618 BCE
  • Kidin-Ninua 1615-1602 BCE
  • Sharma-Adad II 1601 BCE
  • Erishum III 1598-1586 BCE
  • Shamshi-Adad II 1585-1580 BCE
  • Erishum III
  • Shamshi-Adad II
  • Ishme-Dagan II
  • Shamshi-Adad III
  • Ashur-nirari I 1547-1522 BCE
  • Puzur-Ashur III 1521-1598 BCE
  • Enlil-nasir I
  • Nur-ili
  • Ashur-rabi I
  • Ashur-nadin-ahhe I
  • Enlil-nasir II
  • Ashur-nirari II
  • Ashur-bel-nisheshu
  • Ashur-nadin-ahhe II d.1393 BCE

Middle Assyrian Period

Neo-Assyrian Period

''in 612 BCE, Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, fell to the Medes and Babylonians, an Assyrian general continued to rule for a few years from Harran as See also: Chronology of Babylonia and Assyria